Over the past 20 years I have heard stories of a huge U.S. Navy submarine base under the desert in Hawthorne Nevada. The peak number of US submarine bases was during World War II, as the submarine was well suited for fighting in the vast Pacific War, often in enemy waters. Babbitt was named for the 2nd Commander of NAD Hawthorne, H.S. such as the one shown here are used to make the tunnels. We plan on going to Devils Hole when the weather gets a little cooler. liquid lithium from the reactor core to the tunnel face, where it I have no reason to doubt the man. The Gulf War brought more good times to Hawthorne, and the base now under civilian management is bulging more than ever with munitions. I believe one is used for each direction, one going in and one coming out. This is his story. The blast was contained as intended, blowing up instead of out, and the deeply feared chain-reaction causing immense damage and loss of life did not occur. [7] The USS Wyoming and other Arkansas-class monitors were converted into submarine tenders, as they had low sides, good for mooring a submarine on her side. 9. Mare Island, being a shipyard, also was not designated a submarine base. Time to Google map some of these places and see if theres any strange things going on. ), This The Naval Ammunition Depot Hawthorne was established in September 1930. There have also been rumors that there is an underground facility in the area. Gotrox : Very interesting John. Austin realized that even with mid-1960's technology, it would be possible to sink a wide shaft into the sea floor, seal and drain it, then use it as a staging area for further excavation. One wonders what might have happened had the Navy put its nuclear expertise to work drilling holes in the ocean floor. too. NOT A SINGLE TRACE or clue as to the fate of the craft, or its occupants, were ever recovered: no oil slicks, radiation, floating debris, or similar signs of wreckage were ever seen. thermal melting a boundary kerf into the tunnel face and forming Lake Tahoe is 6200 ft. above mean sea level. The following progression illustrates the result through World War II: With more than 7,000 armed forces and civilian workers at the arsenal during the war, Hawthorne was the busiest Nevada boomtown in a generation. The Transamerican Underground Subshuttle System (T.A.U.S.S.) But. Point Sur is 600 feet of tough rock facing Pacific rollers that come 6,000 miles to pound the central California coast. - Subterranean Bases Subterranean Bases ARE YOU READY TO LEARN ABOUT THE THINGS THAT MOVE ABOUT BELOW YOUR FEET? The story does sound a bit fantastic but I have no reason to doubt the man. NUWC stands for Naval Under Water Command on the map. machines that can drill a tunnel seven miles long in one day. History: In 1977, NAD was transferred to the Army, and renamed the Hawthorne Army Ammunition Plant (HWAAP). The USS Holland was based at Hamlet's Holland Torpedo Boat Station, open from 1899 to 1905. This means tunnels of 40 ft. or more in diameter. Then again there is the possibility of similar aqua-caves leading inland from the base of the continental slopes of the EAST COAST Branton) only I cant imagine how even the Russians could CAPTURE a vessel like the Thresher without leaving the slightest evidence!, The following account, concerning an area just east of BISHOP (OWENS VALLEY), CALIFORNIA, was related by Val Valerian in his LEADING EDGE Newsletter, Dec. 1989 Jan. 1990 issue. var sc_project=2343767; Some of them look exactly like Afghan aqueducts.. to have 42 levels), and the Lockheed installation near Edwards, He also told me about the TUBES, the Navy underground transportation system. shown in Illustration 41). During its existence, Babbitt was assigned the ZIP code of 89416. Is there a vast underground sea under California and Nevada with tributary rivers running in various directions? She was designed to operate deeper and more silently than any of her predecessors and was also endowed with significant advances in sonar equipment, in noise reduction, and in fire-control. I'm sure there are large underground submarine pens, but tunnels from the pacific to HAWTHORNE nv, come on. Babbitt. Why are they rushing to do this? This incident involved an oil discovery beneath Long Beach, California. Maybe it was an elevator that went down to the level of the Pacific Ocean that extends under California and Nevada. Just north of Fort Ord. In 1980, HWAAP was redesigned as a government-owned contractor-operated facility. A short time later Steve Fossettturns up missing. Another patent three years later was for: A tunneling machine for producing Well, they were using tunneling machines back in the mid-90s that could tunnel through a rock face at seven miles per day, that could cut through a rock face with high-energy impact lasers that could blow the nano-sized particles of rock so that there was no debris left, forming an obsidian-like core, and laying an inner core for unidirectional maglev trains that travel at Mach 2 to 2.8 underground between these very very powerful and organized cities. + Tehachapi Ranch35 20 N., 118 40 W. 25 miles N.W. Former employees of said facilities have surfaced over the years Established in 1978, the base is home to submarine group 10, submarine squadrons 16 and 20, trident training facility. During its existence, Babbitt was assigned the ZIP code of 89416. . I told her that I hadnt had time to take a picture and that I was just happened to be leaving at that moment. A short time later Steve Fossettturns up missing. [6], The ship USS Wyoming (BM-10) built in 1902 was used as the first submarine tender. Los Alamos National Laboratory, in New Mexico. In the 1970s the Los Alamos National Lab investigated an atomic rock-drilling concept called the Nuclear Subterrene, which like Rock-Site sounds like something out of Johnny Quest, but also really happened. Im proud to show you a very cool sign of one of the biggest underground, I searched the forum before and there was no match for it. Would you believe people are so blind that they still dont get it even when its REPORTED in the LA Times in 1972? The Navy Sub Base in Nevadamight have thought Certainly wouldnt seem deep enough for a Ohio, Virginia, Seawolf,Los Angeles. SoWe do NOT know how true the above is. It is then circulated back along the exterior of There are 2 routes from Monterey Bay south of. The three tunnel [3][4], The United States Navy designated Naval Submarine Base New London as the first submarine base. DUM base. meter (15.5 ft.) tunnel and 6 percent for the 6.25 meter (20.5 USS Nevada (SSBN-733) is a United States Navy Ohio -class ballistic missile submarine that has been in commission since 1986. What is being passed off as the San Andreas Fault are large, unsupported chambers that are in the process of collapsing. National Lab is itself the subject of considerable rumors about Or did it? Kings Bay is the main submarine base for the US Navy. (SSBN-733) USS Nevada (SSBN-733) off the United States East Coast on her commissioning day, 16 August 1986. The San Joaquin Valley is essentially a portion of the original cavernous area that collapsed eons ago due to its sheer weight. ************************************Another Post from John Lear : I remember going to the Grand Canyon caverns last year and they said it ran some 20 mile to Grand Canyon the Colorado. I dont know if these are actual tunnels or whether they represent routes under the ocean to and from Hawthorne from Monterey Bay. See also [ edit] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Naval Museum Balaklava. In 1995 Day & Zimmermann/Basil Corporation, Radnor, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $5,487,390 modification to a cost plus award fee contract for the operation and maintenance of a government owned/contractor operated facility. So it would seem. Then..the ONI removed the evidence of the crashed aircraft. During that period, Balaklava was one of the most secret residential areas in the Soviet Union. In fact, his scientific background and reputation are impeccable. More than 15,000 people live on the base. She responded vehemently in the negative. And Austin was not thinking small. We would probably have to have to separate channels, one for each direction of travel. So, in As I drove through Hawthorne I came upon the entrance to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center which is on the north side of the road I pulled over to the right and took out my, I asked her if I could sign up for a tour. The depot began its existence as the Hawthorne Naval Ammunition Depot (NAD). Just to the north of Hawthorne is Walker Lake. [7] There are two different modes of transportation. Is there a possibility that the Navy does operate submarines from Monterey Bay via an underground sea which extends underneath the San Joaquin Valley, then under the Sierra Nevada mountain range to a Naval Undersea Warfare Center deep below the Nevada desert in Hawthorne Nevada? The base is now a museum and Tarariyev, its director. NOTE (clarification): I believe the secret Navy Base at Lake Tahoe exists because a Navy SEAL freind of mine, who would have definately been in a position to know, told me it was there. diameters were: a) 3.05 meters (10 ft.) In 1977, that number had been reduced to 117; security is contracted to a private company. One incident which tends to confirm the fact that California is in fact floating on the ocean was a story which made the headlines in recent years. The Thresher was the LEAD SHIP or Flag ship in the worlds most advanced class of nuclear attack submarines. making a glass-lined tunnel of 40 ft. in diameter or more. Very likely all three conceptsinvulnerable bastions, space outposts and ocean baseswould have shared solutions to issues ranging from environmental control to crew morale. The facilitys area 147,000 Acres (Leased/Owned) and .6M Sq. demands indicate a potential cost savings of 850 million dollars The aircraftwas ordered to beshot down. Located in Balaklava, in the Crimean Peninsula, lies a former top-secret military base. ********************* http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/hawthorne.htm. The heat is supplied by a compact nuclear reactor that circulates The actual words of this woman, who was interviewed by Will Carson and Jeannie Joy two writers devoted to pursuing strange events shortly after the Thresher incident, were as follows: My husband was on the submarine Thresher when it disappeared. Ive heard of saline lakes in California, Mono lake comes to mind : Chapter 36 - The Final Invasion of the U.S.?? And it evokes a mystery one involving secret underground naval bases, high-tech submarines and Cold War nuclear brinkmanship. for the 3.05 meter (10 foot) tunnel using the NSTM. After writing this article, I destroyed my files on him. (This river would probably have been a partially water-filled cave with a large stream or river flowing through it, rather than an entirely underwater passage, since 27 miles would undoubtedly be entirely out of the question if it were all underwater travel, with present diving technology Branton). The facilitys area 147,000 Acres (Leased/Owned) and .6M Sq. Branton) submarine commander, who according to him, spent many years in the waters off California. excavation process. Wonders how many disappeared, before it was fenced off? on Navy Submarine Base Under the Nevada Desert ? However, some knowledgeable person could probably deduce his (or her) overall map from the voluminous seismographical data sent. Fort Huachuca. is a transportation system connecting underground installations together. These often follow seams and drifts underground as they continue offshore. Part of the Nevada National Security site, Area 6 is used by government agencies to test unmanned aircraft with sensors. By Hans M. Kristensen. Nuclear submarines arrive at bases for crew change, resupply and repairs. Located approx 125 miles north-northwest of Las Vegas and consists of the Groom Lake and the Papoose Lake Complexes. In Was the 1973 feasibility study only Did the Navy ever actually pursue the Rock-Site concept at Point Sur or elsewhere? simultaneously forming an initial tunnel wall support by According to our knowledge, the only nuclear submarines ever to disappear under mysterious circumstances were the U.S.S THRESHER and the U.S.S. commissioned such a lengthy and detailed analysis of the cost of Beginning in September 1930 and during World War II, 600 Marines were assigned to the facility. John revealed its the location and he thinks the Base Commander was pissed. INDIA'S UNDERGROUND SUBMARINE BASE & 20 NEW SUBMARINES: TOP 5 FACTSPROJECT VARSHAIntroduction:A new naval base being developed under Project Varsha for the I. Using the abandoned mines at China Lake, U.S. units can learn how to operate in such environments, Manofsky said. He was on Coast to Coast AM on 16 February 2007 : Hollow Earth Expedition http://www.ourhollowearth.com/VoyagetoHollowEarth.htm, ************************************** Underground Bases listed by State ARIZONA 1. Gates Pass Base 3. bill@projectcamelot.org. The depot is run by an independent contractor under an agreement with the government. favorable. Some of the caverns (in S. California) are topped with oil while some others are filled with gases believed to approximate our atmosphere (in very ancient times). ordinary English, this machine will melt a circular boundary into the machine is intended to excavate tunnels up to 12 meters in It was established in 1941. The story does sound a bit fantastic but I have no reason to doubt the man. Security for the 3,000 bunkers at NAD was provided by the U.S. Marine Corps. reply posted on 2-9-2007 @ 10:59 PM by MountainStar, Melting Antarctica Ice Reveals UFO Underwater Base. WOW! Austin foresaw that Rock-Site bases could be ideal for industrial uses such as fossil-fuel production and deep-sea mining. Growth since has been slow, and today the ammunition depot plays a diminishing role in Hawthornes economy, although its bunkers still pimple the desert as they have for more than 75 years. We could always tell when something was wrong with each other. 30 east of Yuma, AZ. The average depth of these bases is over a And it evokes a mystery one involving secret underground naval bases, high-tech submarines and Cold War nuclear brinkmanship. John also spoke of a vast underground train and tunnel system used by the Military. As late as the 1960s, Navy technicians and their families at Point . conditions such as soft, wet, bouldery ground or very hard rock, the NSTMs are far more effective. The submarine tender refueled and resupplied the submarines. 6. Dont know if this is relevant or not.. The Devils Hole water level reportedly rises and falls with the tide, suggesting a connection with a massive underground sea below. I know people have disappeared while exploring Devils Hole. some of its heat. Checking with gravity anomaly maps proved that there are large cavities under the ground in that area. it produces no muck that must be disposed of by conveyors, trains, Where is everybody? we asked the manager. According to one legend, it wasnt merely hydrophones the Navy ran from Point Sur, but submarines themselves based in giant man-made caverns dug into the rock. Other submarine tenders were built by conversions. The East Walker river drains into it and over the past 20 years has become shallower and shallower. was involved in building an addition to the deep Facilities include 178 Buildings and 2,427 Igloos. presence, and the tunnels they make, could be very hard to detect, ******************************************, Ubehebe Crater, Death Valley National Park. It also houses a guarded "Naval Undersea Warfare Center." This amazing lake has not one structure to support the locals enjoying a swim or some fishing, but does have some kind of base along its western edge. 33. The peak number of US submarine bases was during World War II, as the submarine was well suited for fighting in the vast Pacific War, often in enemy waters. The 'Black Budget' currently consumes $1.25 trillion per year. and leaves behind glass-like walls. tunneling machine forces its way forward. A certain type of earthquake would collapse all of it down to an enormous series of caverns that would open up into another, Melting Antarctica Ice Reveals UFO Underwater Base, According to our knowledge, the only nuclear submarines ever to disappear under mysterious circumstances were the U.S.S THRESHER and the U.S.S. A WELL-KNOWN U.S. nuclear submarine lost its way in these passages and disappeared forever. Today, the story may be different. Maybe, for some reason, the Navy uses that underground ocean (actually its not an 'underground ocean' its the same level as the rest of the Pacific, it is the land that is 'above water' so to speak) to travel around. Nuclear submarines have seawater distillation, so bases are not needed for fresh water needs.[11][12]. This complex tracks thousands of satellites, missiles, submarines, and UFOs. Ft. . Many years ago a Navy friend of mine told me about a hidden Navy base in LAKE TAHOE I had completely forgotten about that. In 1994, it ended its production mission and became Hawthorne Army Depot. I really think they where underground detonations for. She was designed to operate deeper and more silently than any of her predecessors and was also endowed with significant advances in sonar equipment, in. The need for US submarine bases was created with the completion of the first submarine USSHolland launched in May 1897. If we take a set of dividers and place one end at Hawthorne Nevada and place the other end at the closest portion of the Pacific Ocean we would find that it is in Monterey Bay, just south of San Francisco. later only a wild coincidence? *********************************** Subterranean structures gone to waste From covert bases to hidden defenses, read on as we take a tour of some stunning, and secret, abandoned underground structures that governments built. And it evokes a mysteryone involving secret underground naval bases, high-tech submarines and Cold War nuclear brinkmanship. Very interesting John. underground military base at Dulce, which is probably the deepest In 1998-1999, the facility was used to destroy the U.S. stockpile of. ARE YOU READY TO LEARN ABOUT THE THINGS THAT MOVE ABOUT BELOW YOUR FEET? glass-lined tunnel behind them. Maybe there is some kind of access from the surface of the desert within the area occupied by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center. Another response was from an anonymous person who cited unpublished oil company seismographical data, and stated, Although most of the caverns you depict in your drawing are smaller, larger or located somewhat differently than the actual caverns, you are essentially correct My information is more up-to-date than what you apparently relied upon. He (or she) did not supply any maps to pin down our differences, just some written descriptions. the inventors are from Los Alamos, New Mexico. . mile, and they again are basically whole cities underground. Fulton class was followed by the Griffin Class in 1941, Aegir-class in 1943, Hunley-class submarine tender] in 1962, Simon Lake-class in 1964, L. Y. Spear-class in 1970, Emory S. Land-class in 1974, Emory S. Land Class in 1979. The lake is about 18 miles long and about 8 miles wide the longer axis running north and south. If we run across a Park Ranger maybe he/she will answer a few questions or Not Nevada. Security is contracted to a private company. It cant be very deep. Ft. The Thresher was the LEAD SHIP or Flag ship in the worlds most advanced class of nuclear attack submarines. nuclear reactor. The USS Fulton, commissioned on 7 December 1914, was the first of the Fulton-class submarine tenders. Tunnels: They must have made the change in the past year or so. Your generosity This reduced the need to return to permanent bases farther away. USS. Perhaps some of my readers have heard the same rumors that I have They have been idle speculation, and is the astonishingly similar patent two years tunneling activities. close to those for TBMs, if operating conditions for TBMs are 8. Torpedo Boat Station, also was not designated a submarine base by the US Navy, being a private company with Navy personnel stationed there.[2]. There are 2 routes from Monterey Bay south of San Francisco to the submarine base under Hawthorne. (We are deleting this section due to the possibility of undue stress and fear which may result from its disclosure. In the early 1990s, a bunker detonated for no discernible cause unless it was provoked by a lightning storm the previous day. [5], Due to the Japanese hostilities in China and the South Pacific in 1939 the US Congress approved plans for building submarine bases and seaplane bases at Dutch Harbor Alaska, Kodiak, Alaska, Midway Atoll, and Wake Island. The Ranch and Hawthorne can be connected by a direct line heading NNE from Hawthorne to the Ranch. A court of inquiry investigating the explosion recommended that a depot be established in a remote area within 1,000miles (1,600km) of the west coast to serve the Pacific area. Hawthorne Nevada is a U.S. ArmyDepot where ammunition is made, tested and stored. The next two, F-3 and F-4 were built by Moran Brosthers in Seattle, Washington in 1912. Drew Thompson, a former US Department of Defence official, told CNN it was an unusual sight. Construction began on Hawthorne NAD in July 1928, and NAD received its first shipment of high explosives on October 19, 1930. And because the terrain is so rugged, he added, the trip often involves a flat tire or two. Busted Mugshots New Hanover County. At the same time, mechanical tunnel be very cost effective, compared to conventional TBMs. Submarine bases that had limited or no land facilities used submarine Tender at the advanced submarine bases. large tunnels in rock by progressive detachment of the tunnel The first two, USSF-1(SS-20) and *USSF-2(SS-21) were built by Union Iron Works. Thanks john. the study found that the tunnels in the 15 ft. to 20 ft. diameter The rock-melting drill or rather, WITHIN the lower slopes/cliffs of the Continental Shelf Branton). pumping an equivalent amount of WATER into the ground to the amount of oil and water taken out, in order to keep the city AFLOAT!. ", (U.S. Patent No. Most people think Im crazy when I say this, but I believe the Thresher was captured., I cant say for sure, but there WAS a Russian submarine spotted near there that day (that is, near where it REPORTEDLY vanished 220 miles off Boston harbor so either the Thresher DID sink there, off Boston harbor OR the government created an elaborate cover story of it sinking off the east coast when in fact it went through the Panama canal and disappeared near the west coast, or BENEATH the west coast or, IF the Thresher did disappear off of Boston harbor, then the nuclear sub that disappered in the aqua-caves of California may have been yet another possibly top secret submarine. a supporting excavation wall liner by deflecting the molten An underwater craft from another nation engaged one of our subs in combat under California or Nevada. (Hawthorne is about 5 hours drive from Las Vegas and about two and a half hours drive from Reno.). capital rather than labor intensive system. melted kerf and pass it to the rear of the machine for disposal by (1969 dollars) throughout 1990. made by the nuclear subterrenes described in these patents. Just pick up the phone and call the DOE or Los Alamos just be prepared to answer WHY you want to know, The documents are all here if your afraid the site will bite too bad its where I store all the data and can organize it at MY expense and not use other peoples bandwidth, More Cave and Tunnel Entrances of the America's. More Cave and Tunnel Entrances of the Americas, The Secrets of the Mojave: Or, The Conspiracy Against Reality, 2015: According to the Macuxi Indians of the Amazon: Theres An Entire World Inside Our Planet, 1992: Underground Bases in Southern California. Once a month, our reservists go out and do a data sweep, Manofsky said. for the simple reason that there would not be the tell-tale muck Commander John W. The actual words of this woman, who was interviewed by Will Carson and Jeannie Joy two, I cant say for sure, but there WAS a Russian submarine spotted near there that day (that is, near where it REPORTEDLY vanished 220 miles off. These mines span an area of approximately 75 square miles and presently employ some 4,100 men in the undersea workings., Among the benefits of Rock-Site, Austin noted its immunity to weather and currents, its shirt-sleeve environment and its (very) controlled access. Floor Space. of United States Air Force tunnel boring machine at Little Skull the 1970s for nuclear subterrenes. A number of patents More. Driving on interstate 40 I cant help but wonder how many undiscovered holes there are in the desert. Hawthorne is on the main Las Vegas-Reno highway and serves as Nevadas gateway to Yosemite and the eastern Sierra via the Pole Line Road (Nevada 359) connecting with US 395 and the Tioga Pass. They have laser-drilling An estimated NSTM prototype There is definately one at Walker Lake. It is noteworthy in the first place that the government So are any of you going to try and explain the fact that the area is approximately 3960 feet above sea level yet maintains its water level? 1981: A UFO Base Beneath The Sierra Bermeja Range In S.W. Also, because of recent international events which may have resulted in a solution to this problem. Yes. She told me I couldnt take pictures anywhere around there. This greatly simplifies tunneling. hole liner. In 1913 the F-class submarines were stationed at San Pedro, California and Naval Base San Diego. A submarine base is a military base that shelters submarines and their personnel.. tunnels in the Southern California area in 1974. When oil companies began pumping oil out of the ground beneath Long Beach it was soon learned that the entire city BEGAN SINKING INTO THE OCEAN! In 1995 Day & Zimmermann/Basil Corporation, Radnor, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $5,487,390 modification to a cost plus award fee contract for the operation and maintenance of a government owned/contractor operated facility. The US Navy has quietly built a new $294 million underground nuclear weapons storage complex at the Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific (SWFPAC), a high-security base in Washington that stores and maintains the Trident II ballistic missiles and their nuclear warheads for the strategic . The Navy Sub Base in Nevadamight have thought. We will merely state that it involves a scenario similar to that which was portrayed in a James Bond movie, and which concerned underground caverns, silicon valley, nuclear weapons, and the San Andreas fault Branton). The submarine tender allowed the submarine to operate at its patrol area long, operating out of advanced bases in the field.